U.S. ethanol production rebounded significantly the week ending Feb. 26, reaching 849,000 barrels per day following a substantial downturn the previous week related to disruptions caused by…
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Carbon Capture Coalition releases policy blueprint
The Carbon Capture Coalition on Feb. 24 released a national policy blueprint that includes near-term recommendations the group says policymakers should adopt in order to…
Large-scale CCS project will sequester CO2 from ethanol plants
Summit Agricultural Group and Green Plains Inc. on Feb. 18 announced the launch of a large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the Midwest…
Landfill Gas to Ethanol
Mixed with steam, run through a reformer and fermented, landfill gas proves an economic and environmentally beneficial feedstock for ethanol production. And each LFG project…
Study shows corn ethanol lowers GHG emissions by 46%
A new study published by researchers from Environmental Health and Engineering Inc., Harvard University and Tufts University shows corn ethanol emits 46 percent fewer greenhouse gas (GHG)…
WASDE: Forecast for 2020-’21 corn use in ethanol maintained
The USDA maintained its forecast for 2020-’21 corn use in ethanol production in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released Dec. 10….
A tale of hand sanitizer: How the ethanol supply chain pivoted for COVID-19
As Red River Biorefinery plotted its April opening, it planned to produce 16.5 million gallons of ethanol (ethyl alcohol) annually to sell as a fuel…
2021 National Ethanol Conference Shifts to Digital
The Renewable Fuels Association announced today that the 26th annual National Ethanol Conference to be held February 16-18, 2021 will now be an all virtual format. “As RFA prepares…
Scientists develop catalyst to convert ethanol into high-value chemicals and fuels
Though we usually think of ethanol as fuel for the gas tank, it can also be transformed into valuable chemicals that could help replace a…
2021 International Biomass Conference & Expo goes virtual
Biomass Magazine announced this week the 14th Annual Biomass Conference & Expo will be taking place 100 percent virtual, March 15-17, 2021. “It’s been somewhat of a…